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Wright State protest joins national debate New apps ROGER HOKE Staff Writer update UD’s culture Following an incident in which a lo- cal man was shot and killed by police in MEGAN WELCH a Beavercreek, Ohio, Wal-Mart, Wright Staff Writer State University students gathered for a protest march initiated by a “Theatre of Justice” and in solidarity with the New apps such as Uber, Crunch- nation-wide “It’s Bigger Than You” button and Yik Yak have recently movement that arose in the wake of the reached the University of Dayton controversy surrounding the events in community and are challenging Ferguson, Missouri. conventional aspects of student Hundreds of students gathered at life at UD an outside venue known as “the Quad” Uber, an app-based taxi service on WSU’s campus Sept. 4 to watch a that allows users to request rides dramatic performance put on by the of varying comfort and price and to rally’s organizing group, the Ethnic view the location of their reserved Theatre Alliance, according to local driver, announced expansion of news outlets. their operations into Dayton and ETA members at the protest said the 21 other cities starting Aug. 28, ac- group was formed in response to the cording to the Uber website. events in Ferguson and Beavercreek Tyler Bagdasarian, a senior me- and the demonstration, titled “Hands Professor Dante James, Dr. Patricia Reid and Dr. Jamie Longazel speak at BATU town hall meeting Sept. 11. Chris chanical engineering major who Up, Don’t Shoot,” called for the release Santucci/Photo Editor used Uber in Washington, D.C. of in-store videotape footage showing over the summer, said Uber could the Wal-Mart shooting. Michael Brown in Ferguson, according opinion on issues relating to cases like opportunity to voice their opinions and integrate easily into campus cul- On the night of Aug. 5, “[John Craw- to the group’s Facebook page, which that of Crawford and Brown. ask questions. ture and see regular student use ford III], 22, of Fairfield, died of a gun- says its purpose is to use “theatre to “I think it is so important for stu- Some UD students aren’t confident a because “it’s one hundred percent shot wound to the torso after Beaver- explore cultures, diversity, and racial- dents to be involved because historical- successful social justice group like ETA safe.” creek police said he didn’t respond to discrimination to develop worldviews” ly the pulse and drive of the civil rights could take root on Dayton’s campus. Bagdasarian said Uber could be commands to drop a weapon,” Dayton in students “and create well-rounded movement and social movements is Emily Levison, a junior education used by UD students to get around Daily News reporter Kelli Wynn wrote artists.” students,” Selassie said. major, said she thinks ETA would be a and explore the city of Dayton and of the incident. Protest participant and WSU gradu- He said it is students’ responsibility positive addition to the UD community. surrounding communities. Police arrived at the store several ate Amaha Selassie said his involve- to “keep the movement moving for- “We should have something like “It would help to get people out minutes after a Riverside man called ment was motivated by the thought ward with a high level of authenticity.” it,” Levison said. “But you have to be of the UD bubble and keep them 911 to report a black man waving a that Crawford’s death could have hap- “We need to emerge with leader- willing to keep it up, and I’m not sure from staying in the Ghetto,” Bag- rifle-type gun at customers, according pened to anyone. ship and develop strong connections if enough people on campus would be dasarian said. to recordings of the caller’s conversa- “I began to take such an interest amongst each other because we will willing to stay involved with it for that Mateo Chavez, a freshman busi- tion with the dispatcher. in this case because I was in so much be the future leaders within our com- long.” ness major, said he twice used The office of the attorney general shock that this happened and I realized munities and across the nation,” Se- “If you have enough of a backing Uber while living in Chicago over later determined the reported weapon it could have happened to anybody,” Se- lassie said. and you want to further it, it is worth- the summer and predicted the app to be an empty BB gun Crawford had lassie said. At the University of Dayton, the while,” Levison said. would positively impact campus picked up from a store shelf. ETA members said the group’s the- student group Black Action Through Selassie said he thinks the student culture. Attorney General Mike DeWine has atrical pieces help raise awareness of Unity has taken on the role of fostering protests “are very relevant because Chavez said while Uber could declined to make the video public, cit- their cause. conversation and action concerning they speak to an underlying pulse in create new opportunities for stu- ing the potential of the video to taint “Through performance, I feel that the issues and questions highlighted society.” dents, “community life wouldn’t the jury pool of an upcoming Greene we can have a real conversation about by Brown and Crawford’s shootings. Protesting, he said, “creates con- be affected too much,” and not to County grand jury decision regarding what’s going on,” said ETA spokesman Through UD’s Center for Social structive ways to alleviate systematic expect “much of a change in UD whether any crimes were committed Tommy DiMassimo to Dayton Daily Concern, BATU organized a town hall pressures and transform these pres- campus life.” during the Aug. 5 events, according to News. meeting and panel discussion Thurs- sures into new ways to see and relate Like Uber, Crunchbutton prom- DDN coverage of the story. “The artistry in theatre is not sepa- day, Sept. 11 to address the issues to one another in order to create a ises its services to students with The ETA travelled to Ball State Uni- rated from activism,” DiMassimo con- raised by the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” greater sense of belonging for all hu- the ease of ‘pushing a button.’ versity to participate in a student dem- tinued, “they are one and the same.” movement, according to an email from man beings.” onstration led by the original chapter Students on campuses across the the CSC. of ETA and focused on the death of nation have gathered to voice their The meeting provided students an See Apps, pg. 2 FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS 2 NEWS NEWS 3 Online at flyernews.com Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 Online at flyernews.com Apps UD students, there isn’t much con- Antony Parnigoni, a freshman CAMPUS fusion,” Laubenthal said. psychology major, said Yik Yak EXPERIENCE CULTURE FEST HAMSTER BALL SOCCER KEEPS (cont. from pg. 1) Also trending on campus is Yik has become a new medium for STUDENTS ROLLING Yak, an anonymous Twitter-like campus gossip. Experience music, cuisine and per- The UD-tailored Crunchbutton app that organizes posts based on “It’s just another way for people formances from around the world at Campus Activities Board hosted Ham- app serves as an interface through location, according to the app’s de- to be passive-aggressive,” Parnigo- Culture Fest Wednesday, Sept. 17. The ster Ball Soccer Friday, Sept. 12 from which students can order food velopers. ni said. “It stops [students] from event will last 5-8 p.m. at the Central 2-6 p.m. Several students participated from any Brown Street restaurant Resident Assistants Katie confronting each other.” Mall between KU and Marycrest. in soccer, red rover, sharks and min- and have it delivered to their resi- Goettemoeller, a junior psychol- Despite Yik Yak’s potential to Source: go.udayton.edu/culturefest nows and capture the flag. The stu- dence, according to the crunchbut- ogy major, and Megan Zabiegala, foster harmful gossip, Parnigoni dents had a ball! ton website. a senior education major, said they said he finds the app nonetheless Crunchbutton employee T.J. use Yik Yak as a social media and entertaining. Corrigan, a fifth year mechanical informational platform. “It can definitely be funny,” FAMILY WEEKEND MASS WORLD MUSIC CHOIR’S TRIBUTE TO engineering major, said the ser- Zabiegala said her experience Parnigoni added. NELSON MANDELA vice first became available to UD with the app, which has allowed Julia Ripepi, a freshman physi- Campus Ministry will hold a Family The Department of Music’s World Mu- students over Labor Day weekend. her to read ‘Yaks’ from residents cal therapy major, said she checks Weekend mass on Sunday, Sept. 21, sic Choir, directed by Dr. Sharon Davis Steven Laubenthal, a sopho- of her floor, has been mixed. it four to five times a day and oc- at Frericks Center. The mass will be- Gratto, will deliver a tribute to Nelson more finance major, said he used “I found out things I didn’t casionally finds positive messages. gin at 10 a.m. For more information, Mandela during Culture Fest 2014.